Monday, December 31, 2012

Blurb~Scarred at a young age,
Dominique Maksylov, Royal Prince of Russia, has lived a reclusive life.
As a musical prodigy, his music has wide reach into the world, but few
ever see his face. He never ventures into polite society, but when he
dis-covers he is the only heir to the Earldom of Harriss, he goes to one
ball. And that one ball, was enough to change the direction of his life
forever.But how could he possibly have known that other person— the
other half of his whole—would not only need his help but threaten his
very existence?

She didn’t know how hard it would be to love the broken.Isabelle
Hartwell’s mother just sold her to the Beast of Russia. He’s mean,
tem-peramental, and the most virile, handsome man she has ever
encountered. But he has a secret, one he’s willing to die for and he
refuses to let anyone in. Will she be able to reach his heart before
it’s too late?

Find out if love prevails in this regency retelling of how Beauty tamed the savage Beast…

Tifferz Take~
I am enjoying Rachel Van Dyken's London Fairy Tale series! I also like how each story sets up the next story in the series. I think this could be a stand alone book. But it is much better when read in the series order. This story is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and Ms. Van Dyken makes this story her own. Dominique endured a traumatic childhood and has both physical and emotional scars. Dominique has his moments of being a Beast aka jerk. I kinda liked that he was not perfect. I really like Isabella she is a real trooper and seems to go with what is thrown her way. She also does not give up and when she loves she gives all her heart! The story is written from both Dominique's and Isabelle's perspective. I felt those transitions were seamless. I liked how we get to see inside both characters heads. I loved when Isabelle and Dominique realize they love the other. I also loved the ball. That is just really romantic and sweet. Overall a very enjoyable read. We also get to see a lot of Hunter, Dominique's best friend. Oh my goodness I can't wait to read Hunter and Gwen's story.

Just FYI~
This story does have some bedroom scenes that are a bit steamy with minimal description. Normally any bedroom scene this author writes is behind closed doors but the door is open a bit in this book. But the book does not contain any swear words.

Less
than a week after Dom’s release from prison, Joe Morelli has shadowy
figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement. He’s getting
threatening messages, Loretta is kidnapped, and Dom is missing.

The Catastrophe: Moonman

Morelli
hires Walter “Mooner” Dunphy, stoner and “inventor” turned crime
fighter, to protect his house. Morelli can’t afford a lot on a cop’s
salary, and Mooner will work for potatoes.

The Cupcake: Stephanie Plum

Stephanie
and Morelli have a long-standing relationship that involves sex,
affection, and driving each other nuts. She’s a bond enforcement agent
with more luck than talent, and she’s involved in this
bank-robbery-gone-bad disaster from day one.

The Crisis: A favor for Ranger

Security
expert Carlos Manoso, street name Ranger, has a job for Stephanie that
will involve night work. Morelli has his own ideas regarding Stephanie’s
evening activities.

A heartwarming story about the resilience of true love, inspired by
a biblical account of greatness, courage, and foretold prophecy...

Princess Michal was the youngest daughter of Saul, the first king of
Israel. In an age when fathers arranged marriages, Michal dared to fall
in love with a handsome young musician named David, from the little
town of Bethlehem. As recounted in the Bible, Michal helped David
escape from her insanely jealous father. King Saul punished his
daughter with forced marriage to a distant war lord. Princess Michal
unexpectedly returns from seven years of exile to find a changed world.
Most of her relatives are dead. David has become King of Judea. He has
acquired six additional wives, one of whom is a princess from Geshur.
Michal longs to have a son to reign over Israel and reestablish the rule
of King Saul's heirs. But each royal wife has hopes of placing her
own son on the throne. Can Princess Michal's love for King David
survive war, madness, infidelity, and betrayal?

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“You’re not taking my wife anywhere!” Phaltiel bellowed. He struggled to break free from the soldiers who restrained him.

“Then we will take your widow.” The soldier tossed an unconcerned
glance in Phaltiel’s direction. “It makes no difference to me.” He
turned to the woman standing nearby. “You will come with us.”

“I shall make preparations for a journey of how many days?” Michal
struggled to keep her voice calm. The daughter of the king must not show
fear.

“We cannot waste time with preparations.” Captain Osh sat straight and tall on his horse. “We will leave as soon as—”

“There must be some mistake,” Phaltiel’s chief steward interrupted. “King Saul himself gave his daughter to my lord Phaltiel.”

“King Saul no longer reigns.” Osh glared at the steward. “He is as dead
as you and I will be if we fail to deliver the woman Michal soon.”

Michal addressed her handmaid. “Come, Tirzah, we will gather a few
things quickly.” She felt the stares of soldiers all the way across the
courtyard and braced herself for the thrust of a spear in her back.

“We have endured two days of hard riding, Phaltiel.” The authoritative
ring of the Captain’s voice filled the courtyard. “Feed my men and see
to our animals.”

Michal breathed deeply to maintain her composure. Was it true her
father, King Saul, was dead? Was it possible her dear brother, Jonathan,
was now king of Israel? Was there a rebellion? A foreign invasion? Were
soldiers, like those in the courtyard, even now rounding up her sister,
Merab, and her family? She knew an insurgent ruler could never risk her
or her sister’s royal blood flowing into the veins of a legitimate
heir.

Michal forced down her fear as she walked toward the women’s living
area. She prayed for courage as she concentrated on keeping her steps
steady on the tamped earth of the courtyard.

The clapping of the chief steward’s hands broke the tension. Servants
grabbed water jars to fill the stone drinking trough for the military
animals. Others stoked the kitchen fire and made preparations for the
soldiers’ meal. Lord Phaltiel’s senior wife, Bida, stood watching the
activity. Such excitement rarely intruded upon the mundane life of
Gallim.

Michal quickened her steps to push through the crowd of Phaltiel’s
wives, children, and servants streaming into the courtyard. Once
indoors, she fought to focus on which of her few possessions she should
take.

“Tirzah, fetch the coat. I’ll carry it under my cloak. Look through my
old robes in Bida’s chest, and choose one which clearly identifies me as
the king’s married daughter. I’ll take one additional change of
clothing and my sewing box.” She looked around her. “There’s nothing
else in this house I ever want to see again. You can keep everything
else.”

Tirzah’s eyes widened in horror. “You would not leave me behind?”

Michal clasped her servant’s slender hand. “There’s no reason to drag
you into whatever awaits me. If my father is truly dead, these men may
well be delivering me to an enemy. Maybe even the Philistines.”

“Better to suffer with you than to stay in this Godless house alone.”
Tirzah’s tears spilled onto her cheeks. “Please, my lady, I beg you on
my mother’s bones, let me go with you.”

Michal wavered. Tirzah had been her companion since the two of them
were children. “All right. You may come with us. The Captain said it was
a two-day ride to wherever they came from. Of course, that may not be
true. Try to get us some food to take along. Some dates and goat cheese
would be best.” Tirzah brightened and brushed away her tears as Michal
continued. “Anything you can learn from the soldiers or the other women
may be useful. We need to know who has taken King Saul’s place and where
we are going.”

“Yes, my lady. I will do as you say.”

Michal straightened. “While you do your duty, I will do mine.”

With everyone else outside—their attention fastened on the soldiers in
the courtyard—Michal swept quickly through the women’s rooms. She
gathered the many idols and teraphims, the superstitious god figurines
that sat everywhere.

As a girl, she participated in religious activities meant to convince
the king’s subjects of the royal family’s devotion to the Living God.
She went mindlessly through the motions of the familiar rituals, paying
no attention to their deeper meaning. The devout faith of her husband
David made her more thoughtful. Yet it was only when she was thrust into
a life of misery that Michal was forced to trust the one God of Israel.

Her family, alienated. Her husband, bargained away years ago. Michal
stiffened her resolve against such sorrowful thoughts lest they overtake
her.

She would concentrate on being grateful the soldiers did not murder her in the sight of Phaltiel and his hateful wives.

Perhaps the soldiers would kill her as soon as they were a little
distance from Phaltiel’s compound. Or someone could creep near in
tonight’s darkness and dispatch her and poor Tirzah in their sleep.

Michal shivered at the thought of other possibilities. The prospect of
torture frightened her. A quick death would be an answer to prayer. Some
conqueror might be planning a public execution of King Saul’s family.
Even the ultimate humiliation of a forced marriage to an uncircumcised
heathen could await her. She gathered her courage to bear whatever she
must.

In the beginning of her exile, Michal feared some stranger would bring
the information King Saul had successfully tracked down and murdered her
beloved husband David. When did she hear the news? Their tenth month in
Phaltiel’s household, a slave trader stopped to obtain water for his
pack animals. From the traveler, Michal’s handmaid Sarah heard that
David and his loyal followers still hid in wilderness areas, protecting
isolated farms from thieves and marauders. Sarah reported to Michal how
the man laughed, showing his fine white teeth, when recounting King
Saul’s irrational fear of his own son-in-law.

Years passed with no new information. Then one day Tirzah was cleaning
the hearth in the kitchen when the women from a band of wandering wool
merchants came to warm themselves. Hearing familiar words, Tirzah
realized the travelers were Judeans. Their country was now being ruled
by David, they said. Everyone was prospering under his progressive
benevolence. Yes, their king was that same legendary David who, armed
only with a slingshot, had in his youth fought and killed the Philistine
giant Goliath.

Michal was overjoyed to learn her husband had so far evaded the dark
furies of her father, King Saul. She gave thanks that her personal
sacrifice to save David was not in vain. Was it possible that he still
survived to this day? If so, she was certain some other woman occupied
her place in his warm embrace by now.

A startling thought invaded Michal’s consciousness as she prepared to
go with the soldiers. Perhaps protocol would demand the presence of King
David of Judea at a festival given by the new ruler of Israel. Was it
possible she might glimpse her adored husband’s face once more before
her life ended? She must not break down before David’s eyes if some
heathen ordered her torn to pieces by a wild animal.

Michal took the worthless gods she collected and dumped them on her
bed. The crude clay pieces shattered easily when she smacked them
against each other. So much for Shapash. One slender figurine snapped in
two when she laid it across her knee and applied her full strength to
its head and feet. She took her sharpest knife and defaced the other two
pieces of wood. The pagans of this house would soon see how powerless
their stupid idols were.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

In
the spirit of coming together for the holidays, eight popular Chick Lit
authors are "partying it up" with a shared promotion for book lovers!
That means eight fun and fizzy e-books, each priced at $3.99 or less,
that are packed with plenty of laughs and romance to keep you
entertained on those long winter nights! And if you'd like to gift one
of these books to a Chick Lit fan, we've got you covered with your
choice of paperbacks!

Which books are featured in this festive promo?

Finding Lucas bySamantha Stroh Bailey -Daytime
talk show producer Jamie Ross is beyond fed up with her toxic bad boy
turned metrosexual boyfriend. Spurred on by her gang of quirky friends,
she goes on a hilarious, at-times disastrous, and totally life-changing
hunt to track down the "one who got away." But are some loves best left
behind? E-book and paperback available on Amazon.

In Need of Therapy byTracie Banister - Handling
the problems of hysterical hypochondriacs, lovelorn neurotics, and
compulsive man whores is all in a day's work for super-shrink Pilar
Alvarez. But can she deal with her crazy Cuban family, a trio of
unsuitable suitors, and a threat to her practice without ending up on
the couch herself? E-book available on AmazonandBarnes & Noble; paperback available on Amazon.

What the Dog Ate byJackie Bouchard - Discovering
what her dog ate turns Maggie Baxter’s world upside down. With her
chocolate Lab, Kona, as her guide, can Maggie forego her overly
analytical ways to find a new life filled with tail-wagging joy? E-book available onAmazon, Barnes & Noble, andiTunes; paperback available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The Girl, the Gold Tooth, & Everythingby Francine LaSala - Suburban housewife Mina, beaten-down and struggling with amnesia, starts
getting her memory and her mojo back. But she soon learns everything
has a price in this fast-paced, richly layered, and darkly humorous
satire! E-book and paperback available onAmazonandBarnes & Noble.

Breaking the Rules byCat Lavoie - When
Roxy Rule shares a passionate kiss with her lifelong best friend, she
must come to terms with her feelings for him while dealing with two
sisters in full crisis mode, a boss who makes her want to stab herself
with a letter opener and a fiancé who can't wait to walk down the aisle.
Can she keep it together--or will she break under the pressure? E-book available onAmazon, Kobo, andBarnes & Noble; paperback available on Amazon.

Fashioning a Romance byLibby Mercer -

Devastatingly
handsome and deliciously weird, John Harrington is the man of Caitlyn
Taylor's dreams… and her nightmares. She has no use for a womanizer like
him, and dodges his advances like a pro. But when they end up in Paris
together, Caitlyn feels her resolve begin to slip. How will she ever be
able to resist the irresistible in the most romantic city in the world?

A State of Jane byMeredith Schorr -Jane
Frank is newly single after nine years and looking for a second chance
at love. But when she dives head first into the NYC dating scene and
finds it infested with flakes who are interested today and gone
tomorrow, it may be time for Jane to turn the tables! E-book available onAmazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes; paperback available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Picture Perfect byLucie Simone -Lauren
Tate's perfectly planned life quickly unravels at the seams when a
smear campaign threatens her career as a top TV executive, but she
learns just how cutthroat showbiz can truly be when the hottest scandal
in Tinsel Town turns deadly and the Hollywood hunk who's stolen her
heart goes missing. E-book available onAmazon; paperback available on Amazon andBarnes & Noble.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

A dream in the night. A leap of faith. A quest for truth and treasure.

From term papers and instant coffee to blood-thirsty pirates and buried
treasure, Rachel Madera, a gifted university professor, finds herself
travelling through time on a journey of discovery and danger, all
because of a simple dream. Despite the threat, Rachel is
undaunted, certain she holds the keys to unlock the mystery of a
Pharaoh's treasure... and alter the course of history.

The only thing that stands between her and peril is Captain Mallory
Tucker, a man with a tragic past and intractable moral code. Born of the
sea, he is among the leading mariners of 18th century Europe. But the
derelicts who make up his crew and the capriciousness of the ocean have
taken their toll, and Captain Tucker is tired and jaded. The last thing
he needs is a precocious young woman dropping onto his ship and creating
havoc. But he'll fight to the death for her honor, her beliefs... and
her love.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Blurb~
Ellen may not believe in storybook love, but it’s about to rewrite her life . . .

Ellen’s
figured out that finding the right guy is all about compatibility.
That’s why she signs up for Detailed Dating—the local online dating
scene in Sacramento. They ask men the hard questions, compare their
answers with hers, then she filters through the profiles of each
provided “match.” After numerous email exchanges, she narrows it down to
two promising candidates she’s excited to meet in person.

When
Ellen’s best friend asks her for a favor, dog-sitting leads to disaster
and Ellen ends up at the local vet where she meets a man she can’t get
out of her mind. Henry isn’t a logical choice, but she finds herself
paying for dog obedience class to spend more time with him.

Ellen
knows that in order to have a lasting relationship, she should take the
safe route and go for one of the pre-screened guys. But, how can she
think with her head when her heart keeps begging her to give Henry a
chance?

Tifferz Take~
I am a huge fan of Susan Hatler, so it is always a joy to read anything by her. This is a excellent read for when you don't have a lot of time! Ellen is really fun, organized and practical. I enjoyed seeing how this girl thinks. Okay so Ms. Hatler is know for having me laugh so hard my tummy hurts! So, I was laughing at the situation Ellen gets herself into with Craig. Craig is a peace of work. That is all I have to say about him. I liked Rachel and her dog. I about died with the dog chewing the shoes. I love shoes and would have cried if a dog chewed one up. Now Henry I liked how Ms. Hatler give him mystery and that he leaves a lasting impression! I have to tell ya all I am still thinking about this sweet story weeks later and am itching to read it again! A must read and a thank you to you Ms. Hatler for another memorable read! I am looking forward to reading more from Ms. Hatler! Please keep them coming!!!

When Kyla March finds a wounded young man hiding in her father’s clinic,
it doesn’t take her long to realize that Marek is more than he seems.
Their lives become entangled in a world of kidnapped children, renegade
Shifters, and the men who will stop at nothing to erase their existence.

In a world governed by winged Falconan soldiers that rule the streets,
Kyla and Marek have to decide who they can trust, and how they can make a
difference, when the fate of Kyla’s family and the love that has grown
between them hangs in the balance.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Fresh
from a career-killing scandal, New York fashion girl, Maya Kirkwood,
arrives in San Francisco to reinvent herself as a fine artist. She's
offered the opportunity to create an installation at the Silicon Valley
headquarters of a hot new tech company. Fabulous, right?

Not so much.

She
can't stand Derek Whitley - wunderkind software genius and CEO of the
company. Hot as he may be on the outside, inside the man is a cold,
unemotional, robotic type. Way too left-brained for her right-brained
self.

As Maya and Derek get to know each other, however, their
facades begin to crack. She catches her first glimpse of the man behind
the superhuman tech prodigy, and he starts to see her as the woman she
used to be. But is this a good thing? Once that last secret is revealed,
will it bring them closer together or will it tear them apart?

Tifferz Take~Unmasking Maya was such a fantastic read for me. It was a different read for me. I loved that Ms. Mercer created Maya and Derek and they both have issues and I would not have thought they would get together. But as they say opposites attract. I also love that I get inside the mind of an artist and see how a techy guy can be geeky but is not always a nerd. And hey some nerds ie Derek is a hottie! Maya and Derek do both have some past issues they need to deal with and I enjoyed seeing the layers of the past peeled away. One of my favorite scenes is when Maya is walking up a hill in S.F. in heels and Derek just picks her up and carries her up the hill. Another favorite is them rolling down the hill. I think it is great when people think out side the box and enjoy some of the simple things in life. I think Ms. Mercer adds that to her story and some of the unexpected. I know I will be looking to read more from Ms. Mercer as Unmasking Maya really stood out to me. It was fresh and original fun read. I would recommend this to anyone!

Tifferz,
thank you so much for having me here today. I’m thrilled to be on the blog, and
I’d like to talk titles today.

When I
first came up with the idea for Unmasking
Maya, I had my heart set on Harlequin, Mills & Boon’s Riva line as the
publisher. I knew they had a marketing department that (more often than not)
changed the author’s title to something else, so I wasn’t too worried about
coming up with a great title. And since so many of HM&B’s titles are
structured in this way: this & that,
as in The Bridesmaid and the Billionaire
or The Privileged and the Damned (love
that one!) I chose Silk Chiffon and
Silicon Valley as my working title.

However.
By the time I finished the manuscript, I knew it wasn’t right for HM&B. I decided
to self-publish the story, which meant I had to come up with a fabulously
catchy title. And I hate coming up
with titles.

I spent
days attempting to pull something awesome out of my brain. Weeks, even. I
researched, I free-associated, and I dug deep. Nothing. Some of my favorite
titles are funky takes on well-known phrases and terms, such as: Misery Loves Cabarnet, The Kitchen Shrink
and The Misfortune Cookie. So I spent
a day Googling phrases and sayings. Still nothing. I then started looking up
song titles. Must have read through thousands of them, but not a single one
seemed right. Finally I busted out with my giant film encyclopedia to search titles.
I actually came up with several great book titles by slightly altering film
titles, but sadly, none of them would work with my current project.

After
all that effort, I only had one
possible title that I liked: But Robots
Can’t Cuddle. I think it’s cute, catchy and intriguing, but it didn’t fit
the story. It was too flippant. The situation seemed absolutely hopeless.

And suddenly
the clouds parted! One of my online author pals, Dina Silver, offered to help
me out. She used to work in advertising, so she knows her stuff. I emailed her
the basics right away. Told her it was a romance/chick lit hybrid and included my
free association words: art, fashion, in cognito, geek chic, love, unemotional,
reinvention, tech and robotic, among others. Dina got back to me with a
whopping 22 possibilities! I went over the list and narrowed it down, tweaked a
few titles, posted the contenders on my blog and sent out a plea for opinions.

My
online pals came through, big time. The title that got the most votes was Reinventing Maya, followed by Masquerading as Maya. I was a bit
hesitant about calling it Reinventing
Maya because it sounded so much like Reinventing
Mona by Jennifer Coburn. And then the lovely Martha Reynolds, another
online author pal, posted her thoughts. She had already read an earlier version
of the manuscript, and pointed out that Unmasking
Maya might be more in keeping with the plot than Masquerading as Maya.

Eureka!
Martha was right. Unmasking Maya
beautifully captures one of the story’s key themes. And it still provides a bit
of alliteration that the fans of Masquerading
as Maya were fond of.

And
there you have it. My story has a name and I can rest peacefully – until it
comes time to title my next book, that is.

Here’s my
author bio:

Born and raised in
the Midwest, Libby Mercer’s adventurous spirit kicked in after graduating from
high school, and she’s since lived in Boston, NYC and London. San Francisco is
the city she currently calls home. For several years, Libby worked in fashion –
first as a journalist and then as a shopkeeper. She also dabbled in design for
a while. Even through the crazy fashion years, Libby never let go of her dream
of being a published author, and has since developed her signature writing
style, crafting quirky chick lit/romance hybrids. Fashioning a Romance
was her first published novel, and Unmasking Maya will be her second.
Libby has a third novel, The Karmic Connection, scheduled for release in
2013.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Benedict
Devlyn, Duke of Banbury, has one thing on his mind and it isn't
marriage. But things take a turn for the worse when his menacing aunt
throws a hitch in his plans to remain the most sinful and talked about
man in the ton. After all, a man cannot keep the reputation of being The
Devil Duke when he is leg-shackled to some simpering spinster.But
his aunt, bless her heart, thinks she's dying, and believes her nephew’s
behavior is the only thing standing in the way between her entrance to
heaven or hell. So she very lovingly and selflessly sets him up. With
his childhood nemesis.

A young woman who, though she claims it
was an accident, has nearly killed him thrice through her lack of grace
and manners. It matters not that the minute he sets eyes on her at the
Christmas ball, his blood boils with lust. He refuses to allow himself
to fall prey to his aunt’s ministrations.

That is, until he is
compromised and stuck in an engagement to a girl who claims she'd rather
jump from a moving carriage than marry him. Funny thing that, for the
very minute she says no, he finds his heart very much wants to say yes.
When she doesn't leap at the chance to marry him, he sets about to not
only prove that he's worthy of her favor, but also worthy of her heart.

Tifferz Take~Rachel Van Dyken has done it again! The Devil Duke Takes a Bride is a dazzling story that has lingered with me and will be read again! It is has the following and more~ witty banter, laughter, many scandals, hope, love, lots of mistakes, remorse, stolen kisses and a sneaky aunt Agatha. Ms. Van Dyken has weaved a heartfelt story that is fun but grows a bit complex! I totally fell in love with this sassy story. Katherine had me laughing oh the thins this girl does! She is also strong, sassy and clumsy! The Devil Duke is such a rouge, but he is so much more. I think he grew and learned through the story. I found aunt Agatha to be a delightful addition to this story. She is outrageous, full of love and sharp! It is always luxury to read a story by Rachel Van Dyken. I look forward to reading Baldwyn's story! Hope you plan on writing it!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Blurb~Becoming a vampire
guardian was Dawn Fairchild’s ticket out of the Scarlet House. Fresh off
a successful mission, life in Angel Creek should have been great. But
when her sort-of-maybe-boyfriend, Sebastian, disappears on a quest to
help a beautiful vampire from his past, Dawn finds herself amidst a web
of danger, lies, and deceit.

Joining forces with Razor, an
enigmatic rebel lacking both a verbal and a physical filter, and her
band of Misfits—Brooke, Sophie, Hunter, and Seth—Dawn is thrust into a
race against the clock to solve the mystery surrounding brutal Born
kidnappings and come to terms with the sudden discovery of her own
unique powers. With time ticking away and Born vampires’ lives in
jeopardy, it quickly becomes evident that someone—or something—desperately wants Dawn and is willing to shed any amount of blood to get her.

Dawn
has only one chance to face her demons and overcome all obstacles
standing in her way as she embarks on the biggest mission of her
life—one that threatens a deadly outcome for all involved.

Tifferz Take~
ReAwakened is the second book in the Angel Creek series and I think you need to read the books in order. They are not stand one books in my opinion. Okay so I think ReAwakened was a phenomenal read! Ms. Adams has captured me as a reader and taken me on an adventure I will never forget.The story is filled with the unforeseen. I felt a connection to Dawn,Sebastian, Razor and all the others. I felt as if I was in the story along side them. Ms. Adams has a way of apprehending me as a reader until the last page is read. After I finished I was left thinking I will never last waiting for the next book. I need it now! Over all a series that should not be overlooked and I highly recommend the Angel Creek Series by Ada Adams. ReVamped is book #1. I can't wait to get my hands on book 3.

I would also LOVE it if Ms. Adams would do Razor's story maybe a spin off novel? I'm not sure she has planned but I do think that would make an amazing story!

FYI~ This does have a few swear words but no sexual situations. It does have descriptive violence and well written it did not bother me and I am sensitive to that kind of stuff.
source~ Blog tour for review

Coming up
with quotes was hard! I tried to choose some spoiler-free ones that show the
characters’ personalities and interactions. I was pretty much a fan of anything Razor said, especially his
interactions with Dawn and Sebastian. I also loved Brooke and Seth’s bickering,
as well as the rare times Hunter spoke. I loved letting the readers get to know
him more in “ReAwakened”. I also loved all Dawn and Sebastian moments, although
I haven’t quoted many – I’m leaving those up to the readers to discover! :)

“Dawn
Fairchild! I never pegged you for a cheater!”
“You cheated first!”
“How so?”
“By smiling at me.”
“I cheated by smiling?”
“It’s such a rare occurrence—I almost drowned from sheer surprise.”

“With you, things never feel hazy. I’m always wide awake. Alive.”

“Are we going to do this again?”
“Do what?”
“The damsel-in-distress and knight-in-shining armor bit.”
“That's not how I see us. I told you before, you're no damsel. You're more like
a butt-kicking dragon. Plus, I've worn armor before, and trust me, it's not my
style.”

"Love isn't supposed to be complicated, Dawn. If it is,
then you're doing it wrong.”

“I’m not sure what kind of a doctorly image
you have of me, but I can assure you that I was never the GoodDoctor,” he said,
winking. “Although, I’ve always been good
at my craft. I’m rather great with my hands. As for my bedside manners—”

“Sebastian could be a puppy,” Razor said,
smirking at me. “A love-sick puppy.”

“And you could be a jerk,” Sebastian shot
back. “No costume required.”

“Every year, during the first Saturday of
October, all of Main Street closes and the buildings turn into haunted houses.
You make your way up the street, going into each one, screaming your head off,
running for your life—”

“Uhh, how is this any different from what
we’ve been doing for the past couple of months?” Seth asked.

Brooke groaned. “Because it’s not real! It’s
supposed to be fun!”

“I can do fun,” I said, trying my best to
sound excited. I think.

Brooke didn’t look very convinced. “Whatever you do Dawn, please don’t
karate chop any of the masked actors,” she begged as the rest of the group
laughed.

“Many people sing in the shower. I write scenes in my head and
act them out.”

At the age of five, Ada read her first chapter book—Pippi
Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren. Ever since that moment, she developed an
intense passion for stories and characters found within the pages of
literature.

In her career as an actress and a writer, Ada currently spends
most of her days immersed in imaginary worlds. Much like the characters she
enjoys playing and writing about, Ada is a martial artist with a Black Belt in
Shotokan Karate. She is also a big proponent of lifelong learning, and has
attained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (it aids in creating characters with
unique quirks!) as well as a Master’s of Science in Education.

Ada strives to bring a fresh voice and perspective to fiction.
She has been writing creatively for many years, and is an editor of a global
fashion/literary magazine called VEUX. ReVamped is her debut novel.

She lives in Toronto, Canada, and enjoys
adventurous nature hikes with her adorable puppies Cara and Oreo.

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